A small size laser cannon that can be mounted on a buggy for a drone weapon will be developed

Raytheon , who develops laser weapons of a size that can be mounted on a helicopter, has developed a compact laser gun that can be mounted on a car.

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You can check how Raytheon's compact laser shoots the drones in the following movie.

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A small laser cannon developed by Raytheon is a spherical object whose part is a mirror surface.

It's possible to install it on Polaris' MRZR off-road vehicle.

Laser weapon loaded on the carrier. We will provide high energy laser (HEL), infrared sensor and multispectral targeting system as one package.

A laser cannon that can rotate shoots at 360 degrees in all directions.

I found a drone flying in the air.

Target lock on.

A compact HEL system is capable of tracking fast moving objects like a drone.

When irradiated with laser ......

The drone lost its balance and was shot down.

Because the laser is invisible, at first glance, the drones can be seen only by being blown by the wind and breaking the balance.

With a high density laser cannon, the drone was destroyed and crashed as it became inaircraftable. In addition, it seems that the drone falling by the tracking system also continues laser attack without mercy.

Next, aim for the target drum ... ...

Destruction by laser irradiation.

Miniature weapons using small commercial quad co - cotters are beginning to become a troublesome problem by launching actual warfare, but it became obvious that Patriot missiles of one hundred million yen were used to shoot off commercial drones, He took a big criticism as the cost for interception of the drones took too much.

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Raytheon's Chairman Tom Kennedy, who knew about the incident, felt the need for a system to efficiently intercept the drone that piled up a bomb attack and bombarded suicide bombardment, and was installed in a helicopter that was already developed jointly with the US military We believe that small laser weapon technology that can be applied can be applied and downsize the HEL system to a level that can be loaded on the car body.

According to Raytheon, the HEL system that can be mounted on a vehicle has a compact footprint of 30 square feet (about 2.8 square meters), and it is possible to shoot 20 to 30 laser shots. In addition, if a compact HEL system is combined with a generator, the limitation on the number of laser guns is practically no longer limited.

Laser cannon is very promising as a means to efficiently and intercept low-cost weapons such as drone, and it is expected to be deployed not only to helicopters and military vehicles but also to military ships and the like.